Tennessee Volunteers | |
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Position | Fullback |
Personal information | |
Born: | May 12, 1880 |
Died: | July 5, 1906 Helenwood, Tennessee | (aged 26)
Career history | |
College | Tennessee (1903–1905) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Samuel Epps Young Parker (May 12, 1880 – July 5, 1906) was a college football and baseball player for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee.[1] He was a member of Chi Delta.[2] On the football team he was a fullback. Nash Buckingham selected Parker All-Southern in 1904.[3] Parker was shot by lawyer James E. Fulton on July 5, 1906, as he stepped off a train in Helenwood. Fulton alleged his wife had been having an affair with Parker.[4] Fulton later also died from a gunshot.[5]